Emergency-hub.



R. L. SHAMBAUGH.

v EMERGENCY HUB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8.19m.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

Ziwoemtoz RAYMONDLYNN SHAMBAUGH, oun'li FAYETTE, lemm Application filed'nu 8,191 8. semi No. 24a7se To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RAYM ND L. SHAM- BAUGH, a citizen of the United States,.resid ing at La Fayette, in thecounty of Tippecanoe and Statelof Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Emergency-Hubs,f-of, which theufollowing is a manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost. 7 g The invention also consists n certaln other features of construction and in; the

combination and arrangement of the-several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompany ng drawings and specifically pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing my lnventlon 1n detail, reference will be hadtov thef'accompanying' drawings wherein like characters denote like 1 or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a rear view of part "of an auto-1 mobile with my invention in place. Fig. 2 is "a longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ring member for holding the sleeve in place.

As shown in these vlewsl indicates the axle housing. of the" automobile and 2 is the axle. The end of the axlecarries the ordinary automobile wheel. As before stated my invention is lZO PI'OV IdB' an emergency wheel and hub for replacing such wheel when the axle .or the differential should become damaged to, such an extent a to prevent the use thereof. It is well] known that when the axle breaks, presumably from crystallization, the rupture takes "Specification of Letters rate.

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place in the end of the housing. this jhappensjor whens for. an .reason'it is impossible to use the axle t e ordinary wheel is removedjand my invention applied. The

inventionlconsists of a sleeve 3. having a j-r'educed outer part 4 whichforms ashoulder maths junction of said reduced part with The main part housing by means of a ring-member Thavr ing a 'stem 8 which is bolted to the flange '9 'ofthe housing. The ring'partengages with the shoulder 5 and with thew end of the housllng. The stem 8 has an inclined i'part SYwhere connects with the ring so I ,that saidring is to one side of the longitudi nal plane of the stem. The reduced part4: of the sleeve forms an axle for the ,..e merbushing 11 .which surrounds thepai t 4 and which cooperates with a second flange 13 to hold theispoke sl l in place. Said flanges are bolted together by means" of the bolts 15.. As -;will be seen from the drawings the bushing 11 is of considerably greater length thanthewidth of the wheel'and its outer end engages a collar 16secured to the end of 'the part4 byfmeans "of apinclf; I8

indicates the grease cup carried by the bushing 11 whereby thel-part i may be lubri- Itlwill be seen that the, emergency wheel 'maylbefquickly andieasily applied to the ,the other part. The inner end of said sleeve :is .counterrbored as at 36. of the sleeve is-inserted within the housing with the shoulder 5 in line with the end of .said housing. a The sleeve is held in the .70 a gency wheel 10." Said wheeltconsistsof fisprovided with a flange 12 at one end housing so that the automobilemay betovved 1 Y i to a'rep'airshop without using the axlel'2p d his thought from the foregoing descrip- .tron that the advantages 1 and novel features of my invention will bereadily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make Ichanges 'inthe construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that 'such'changes pe of the appended claim.

fall within the see What is claimed is A devicei'of the class described comprising v a sleeve hollow throughout and having a v reduced part forming a shoulder at the in the axle housing of an automobile, a'stem on said member adapted to be secured to the flange of the housing, a Wheel, a bushing connected With the hub thereof and engaging the reduced part of the sleeve and means for holding said bushing on said reduced part.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RAYMOND LYNN SHAMBAUGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents -each;-by=ad11ressing the Commissioner of Patents, washington D. G. 

